Earth Sciences (ERTH)
Department of Earth Sciences
Faculty of Science
ERTH 4305 [0.5 credit]
Carbonate Sedimentology
The origin, composition and diagenesis of carbonate rocks. Study of modern and ancient platform systems; development of facies models; petrographic and geochemical analysis of limestones and dolostones.
Prerequisites:
ERTH 3201; or permission of the Department.
Lecture two hours a week and a laboratory three hours a week.